The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-03
Minnesota horticultural Society,

The Minnesota State horticultural So
Getty, in Joint session with the State Am
Der Cane Association held a meeting at st.
Paul. President Elliott OF Minneapolis
called the meeting to order, and intro
duced Prof. ID. X. Maginnis of st. Paul
who delivered the address OF welcome.
+. ii. S. Dartt of Owatonna delivered an
address on Cold is King" with pertinent
suggestions as to how the effect OF the cold
can be overcome. The most effective plan
he beloved to be in the culture OF trees. A
lengthy discussion followed on the necessity
OF planting trees on prairie farms.
paper by Charles A. kiffer on the sub
lect oil Russian apples drew out an inter
esting discussion in which was shown that
opinion and experience differed.
NJ. Pierce OF Minneapolis talked interest
ingly on Pruning and Training the Grape"
He said:
True trimming OF the grape vine is
the same the world over. Everything
should be trimmed off except the fruit
buds. 1T is great mistake OF nine-tenths
oil the Minnesota grape growers that tho
forcing buds instead OF the fruit buds are
left so that little or no fruit results in
many cases.
Wyman Elliott OF Minneapolis, delivered
the presidents address. 1t was an earn
est practical presentation OF matters OF
interest to the association He said in
substance: Industry is necessary for vital
success in horticulture. Thought should
be given to the preparation OF grounds.
Make n judicious selection Of the various
plants. The Importation OF certain for
eign varieties OF plants is to he deprecated.
Rather seek for hardy varieties among our
own native seedlings.
Reports OF the Amber Cane association s
officers were received, and the following
officers were elected for next year: Capt. K.
Bakely, st. Paul, president; Ditus Day.
Pennington, vice president; Prof. Porter,
secretary and treasurer; Seth II. Kenny,
Morristown; j. +. Porter, Red Wing, exec.
utive committee; n. j. Stubbs, Long Lake;
{. L. Smith, Minneapolis, committee on
samples.
President Blakeley's address was a
lengthy document, devoted to the subject
OF cane growing.
President Northrop, OF the state univer-
sity, delivered mastery address upon
the subject OF "Agric ultural Education"
The address was ordered printed in full.
The reports of vice presidents on the
crops in their respective districts, were read.
w. S. Sias, Rochester thought that Min.
nesota would soon surprise the country in
the quantity and quality OF her orchards.
Mr.. Dartt, Owatonna, reported that he had
raised about 500 bushels OF apples last
year, but that they were injured by some
kind OF insect There is discouragement in
his section about apple trees. The farm
ers prefer to raise wheat and buy their ap.
pies. He had eighteen acres in orchard.
One acre had produced $500 worth offruit.
A resolution was offered, the purport OF
which was to exclude from the an
nual reports the names OF agents and ev-
erything in the nature OF free advertising
matter. After some discussion the resolu-
ton was referred to a committee consist
ing OF j. F. Grimes, J. T. Harris, O. T.
Braid, c. W. Sias, Ditus Day.
The following officers were then elected
for this year:
President, Wyman Elliott, Minneapolis;
secretary, L. d. Hillman, Minnea polls;
presidents, A. W. Sias, Rochester, E. II. S.
Dartt, Owatonna; NJ. Cutler Sumpter; N.
j. Stubs, Long Lake, F. G. Gould, Rich
field: executive committee, j. l.. Harris,
La Crescent; j. NJ. Underwood. Lake City;
NJ. s. Gould, Excelsior; Ditus Day, Farm.
ington; Isaac Fitzpatrick, Minneapolis.
Prof O. w. Osmund OF Minneapolis was
reelected chairman OF the committee on
entymologists. The executive committee
will name the other committees. Expert
mental stations were established as fol-
lows: Worthington. H. L. Ludlow, super.
intendent; Fergus Falls, D. Dunca, super.
intendent.
A resolution to establish an expert.
mental farm at Owattona was offered. 1t
provides for the preparation of bill for
an appropriation to carry on an expert
mental farm similar to that established
at Excelsior. Mr.. Dartt to be superintend-
emit The constitution OF the society was
changed so that the life membership fee
can be paid in two annual installments OF
SIS each instead OF $40 at once as at pres
ent. The committee appointed to con-
slider the question of the complaint
| against ''unprincipled tree peddlers" re-
ported in the form OF a bill, which they
. asked to be presented to the legislature.